Dr. N.
The new Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT it is a unique watch of its kind, as indeed the whole line Octo di Bulgari. In fact, these watches hold numerous firsts and have won several awards in the most prestigious international contexts.
Despite being seen by some snobs as a "halfway" watch brand, due to its wide range of interests - Bulgari in fact it also makes jewelry, bags, perfumes and accessories - with the Octo,Bulgari did all the "homework", purchasing both the design house of Gerald genta that the manufacturer of ultra-thin movements Daniel Roth. By integrating these two realities into an integrated watchmaking complex, Bulgari was able to create an autonomous reality capable of making in-house movements and mounting them in watches with a unique aesthetic.
Let's find out what distinguishes the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT from all other watches in its class.
The Bulgari Octo line
Bulgarians, with the line Octo, has fully entered among the best Swiss watchmaking manufacturers. The Roman jeweler wanted to dare where only a few and selected manufacturers had tried their hand, creating a line of watches that holds five world records:
- In the 2014, the Bulgari Octo Tourbillon Finissimo Manual it is the thinnest tourbillon movement in the world
- In 2016, theOcto Finissimo Minute Repeater It is the thinnest watch with a minute repeater mechanism
- In 2017 theOcto Finissimo automatic, whose movement is only 2,2 mm thick
- In 2018, Bulgari realizes theOcto Tourbillon Finissimo Automaticthis is also the thinnest in the world in its field
- In 2019, theOcto Finissimo GMT Chronograph Automatic, which with 3,3 mm thickness has the thinnest automatic chronograph movement in existence.
Just the recent Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT di Bulgari is the subject of our study.
With less than 9 mm of overall thickness, it is no wonder that this chronograph has been called "Finissimo" ...
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT: the technique
Il Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT it is a chronograph of great technical refinement. Bulgari had the ability to make a self-winding chronograph whose movement it is only 3,3 mm thick, which is already a record in itself: it is the mechanical movement with function thinnest chronograph in the world.
Not content with having created an exceptionally thin chronograph mechanism, Bulgari chose to equip their Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT of a further complication, that of GMT, displayed in the sub-dial at 3 o'clock Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT oscillates at 4 Hertz and the power reserve amounts to fifty-five hours: perfect for leaving the watch in the safe during the weekend and finding it marching when you return. The caliber BVL 318, visible thanks to the glass back, it is therefore configured as one of the chronograph movements more advanced on the market.
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT: style
The case of the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT it needs no introduction: what has already been seen good on Bulgari eight finissimo solotempo is here taken up and adapted, with the minimum of necessary modifications, to the chronograph function. The integration between form and function is such that the chronograph buttons are camouflaged as protective shoulders of the crown. The very small thickness of the case, less than 9 mm, then, means that only by looking at the dial and noting the typical chronograph counters you can guess that you are not looking at a time-only watch.
The size of the case, 43 millimeters wide, should not be misleading: this watch, on the wrist, disappears, adapting perfectly to the shape of the forearm. The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT, with its alternations of shiny and satin on the case and bracelet, it goes well with elegant clothing as much as it does with that casual. The version presented in the photos of this article, with a blue dial, is perhaps the most in line with the aesthetic trends of contemporary watchmaking, but it is not the only one: take a look at the Bulgari Octo from our certified Chronosect sellers!
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT: prices and market
Il Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT it is offered at a price list of 17.000 euros. This is a high but not unreachable figure, especially considering the prices of some particularly popular luxury chronographs. For those who love the style of Gerald Genta, then, the line eight Bulgarian it is certainly an alternative accessible and modern to its Nautilus and Royal Oak.
The availability of the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT it is good, even if we are still talking about a watch that is certainly not produced in large quantities. A Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT it could be a good investment, especially from a long-term perspective: it cannot be ruled out that we are facing a instant classic, able to obtain attractive prices in the future, when it is put out of production.
